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Last Sunday through Tuesday, I represented ACE and attended the 1st Annual Green Schools National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
I flew into Minneapolis from San Francisco. When I hopped on the Minneapolis rail system and was whisked into the center of town, I was pretty shocked to find out how cheap their transportation system was. It really got me thinking...

This isn't your ordinary police officer. He's not even a cop. He's a SUPER TROOPER. He's also the star of a number of other movies, but check him out here - with his adorable son - starring in an ACE movie as today's HOT DOT of the week.

By Victoria Pan, ACE Field Correspondent and student at Ridgewood High School, NJ
It never occurred to me that the sources for inspiration have no limits.
When I walked into the ACE Training with 20 other people from all over NJ and NJ, I have to admit—for a second, I doubted how much I would get out of it. I thought that because we were all so different, collaboration would be difficult.
What I initially failed to see was the apparent similarity among us -- something that came out as we shared our stories. We all shared a vision, and that vision was the desire for change...

This November, ACE gives thanks to youth climate heroes like you. We want to reward you for your work to make your school a greener place. Drumroll please...... today, we're announcing:
The Amazing ACE Race!
WHAT: This semester, Action Teams across the country are competing to get the most stars for their climate-related projects.
PRIZE: The ACE Power Pack: a Flip cam for keeps, national recognition and an in-person visit from ACE.
HOW: It's simple. Complete projects, tell ACE and earn stars.
DEADLINE: December 2! You've got a month to race to the finish line...

By Pic Walker, ACE Executive Director
The leaves are falling and the days are getting cooler but the ACE program is heating up. Our offices around the country are humming. We just surpassed 550,000 students and more than 1,000 high schools reached with our climate science assembly.
I wanted to share a few highlights of ACE's programs from this past year...

Hello! My name is Faith Mullins, and I am a junior at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
I became interested in climate change when I was introduced to ACE, and for the past six months I have worked with ACE on a few projects, such as a Clean Energy Forum held in Jonesboro, AR, and an Earth Day Rally where I delivered youth signatures on a Declaration of Independence from Fossil Fuels to Senator Blanche Lincoln's office last April...

TODAY=ELECTION DAY.
The outcome of today’s election will determine how likely Congress is to bring climate legislation forward in the next 2 years.
The big hold-up on a climate bill last year was a Senate that did not have enough votes to pass a bill. According to climate bloggers, there are 6 Senate campaigns to really watch today that will likely determine the future of climate policy at the federal level. Depending on how these turn out, and what the make-up of the House is after tomorrow, there may no longer be the votes possible for a climate bill in the next 2 years.
Here's how you can participate, even if you're not 18 yet...